Would it be possible to include a 'Manually send beacon' button, and 'verify cpu mining' button?

Otherwise we'll be waiting up to 3 days for a beacon to send, to which for those 3 days we might not be cpu mining. Also, verifying cpu mining is quite tedious going through the output list for your receiving address - couldn't it be automated to look for your receiving address in the cpu miners list?

Would it be possible to include a 'Manually send beacon' button, and 'verify cpu mining' button?

Otherwise we'll be waiting up to 3 days for a beacon to send, to which for those 3 days we might not be cpu mining.

That is not how it works.If your machine is "cpumining" enabled and it needs to send beacons (last beacon is sent 72+hours) it will send it out in the first couple of minutes(maybe hours) no matter what.

I think the above would be quite suitable.. It'd really drive users to contribute far more towards boinc resources.On another note, i've been contributing quite a lot towards www.reddit.com/r/gridcoin if we could all regularly have a presence there it'd be great!

I've posted a couple bounties for gridcoin on there to the sum of a couple btc!

what boinc'project are you running with your videocard??? I know only milkyways, but i don't like it

New Version Available:[1.1.6.6/83/8.6]- Added a key called 'RestartMinersWaitDelay' for Typhoon in Milliseconds. To use: restartminerswaitdelay=3000 for example will wait 3 seconds between miner launches.- Added Boinc GPU controller, to notify BOINC to use all GPUs when Gridcoin is sleeping, and to disable GPU use when Gridcoin is working (To verify, go to Advanced | Tools | Computing Preferences | Verify checkbox value of "Use GPU While Computer is in Use")- Updated Gridcoin.us total estimated currency units - Added Scrypt Sleep New User Bridge feature to estimate sleep level while user is looking for first block- Modified the Leaderboard to honor Web Pool Mined block boinc information (GRCAddress, Project info, etc) - this allows scrypt sleep to continue to be accurate if the user decides to pool mine 100%

Hi Rob!

Awesome job! Thanks for including the auto switching GPUs to BOINC while sleeping.

It seems though that it is doing GPU BOINC when status=work and switching off GPUs to BOINC while status=sleep....or is it just my messing up the setup?Setting at BOINC are work according to settings for both CPU and GPUs and I have checked the GPU while computer in use at advanced.

I'm sure our credits are going to skyrocket even more now that scrypt-sleep is live! Top 50 coming!

New Version Available:[1.1.6.6/83/8.6]- Added a key called 'RestartMinersWaitDelay' for Typhoon in Milliseconds. To use: restartminerswaitdelay=3000 for example will wait 3 seconds between miner launches.- Added Boinc GPU controller, to notify BOINC to use all GPUs when Gridcoin is sleeping, and to disable GPU use when Gridcoin is working (To verify, go to Advanced | Tools | Computing Preferences | Verify checkbox value of "Use GPU While Computer is in Use")- Updated Gridcoin.us total estimated currency units - Added Scrypt Sleep New User Bridge feature to estimate sleep level while user is looking for first block- Modified the Leaderboard to honor Web Pool Mined block boinc information (GRCAddress, Project info, etc) - this allows scrypt sleep to continue to be accurate if the user decides to pool mine 100%

I'm having a lot of problems with this, one of my pc's running 2 x R9 270X is always running boinc even if scrypt is at work and the other pc is running 2 x R9 280X and after scrypt sleep comes when beginning to work again I only end up with 50% of my hash rate for this two cards.

Another thing I have notice is when scrypt sleep in on, if I restart miners they don't go to sleep they remain working...

I still have to confirm this better, but after scrypt sleep when GPU's start to work again ( - Added Boinc GPU controller, to notify BOINC to use all GPUs when Gridcoin is sleeping, and to disable GPU use when Gridcoin is working (To verify, go to Advanced | Tools | Computing Preferences | Verify checkbox value of "Use GPU While Computer is in Use") ) this option become unchecked, and next time they will not start work for boinc projects.

João G.

Edited: It's confirmed...when scrypt sleep comes for the second time the " Use GPU While Computer is in Use " in Boinc preferences become unchecked!

1) For the current set-up when sleep is enabled the box for "use GPU while computer is in use" is unchecked. I believe this may be backwards from your intention. From BOINC user manual:

Code:

Use GPU while computer is in use: When checked, this allows BOINC to do calculations on the graphics processing unit

It seems that we want that box to actually be checked when the sleep function is enabled.

2) I also was wondering if you have added a command for BOINC to read the local preferences file after the box is checked/unchecked. I have noticed that my changes never seem to stick unless I tell BOINC to read the local preferences file after I make changes.

1) For the current set-up when sleep is enabled the box for "use GPU while computer is in use" is unchecked. I believe this may be backwards from your intention. From BOINC user manual:

Code:

Use GPU while computer is in use: When checked, this allows BOINC to do calculations on the graphics processing unit

It seems that we want that box to actually be checked when the sleep function is enabled.

2) I also was wondering if you have added a command for BOINC to read the local preferences file after the box is checked/unchecked. I have noticed that my changes never seem to stick unless I tell BOINC to read the local preferences file after I make changes.

Thanks again for all your hard work!

Oh really??? Oh no..... Sorry..... I converted the Sleep/Work to binary, and sent the 0 or 1 in and unit tested that it "changes" lol. I guess I converted the binary backwards.

Well Ill look at this today during the day....

GridPS JohnATX, on the r9270x, I don't think boinc is using them. Im having the same problem. But regarding sleeping, your cards should sleep in sleep mode as far as hashing goes. I will look into shutting them down during a restart- but don't worry about that too much the moment the next block hits it readjusts them, and rejects sleep violations inside the block checker.

Would it be possible to include a 'Manually send beacon' button, and 'verify cpu mining' button?

Otherwise we'll be waiting up to 3 days for a beacon to send, to which for those 3 days we might not be cpu mining.

That is not how it works.If your machine is "cpumining" enabled and it needs to send beacons (last beacon is sent 72+hours) it will send it out in the first couple of minutes(maybe hours) no matter what.

Would it be possible to include a 'Manually send beacon' button, and 'verify cpu mining' button?

Otherwise we'll be waiting up to 3 days for a beacon to send, to which for those 3 days we might not be cpu mining.

That is not how it works.If your machine is "cpumining" enabled and it needs to send beacons (last beacon is sent 72+hours) it will send it out in the first couple of minutes(maybe hours) no matter what.

1) For the current set-up when sleep is enabled the box for "use GPU while computer is in use" is unchecked. I believe this may be backwards from your intention. From BOINC user manual:

Code:

Use GPU while computer is in use: When checked, this allows BOINC to do calculations on the graphics processing unit

It seems that we want that box to actually be checked when the sleep function is enabled.

2) I also was wondering if you have added a command for BOINC to read the local preferences file after the box is checked/unchecked. I have noticed that my changes never seem to stick unless I tell BOINC to read the local preferences file after I make changes.

Thanks again for all your hard work!

Oh really??? Oh no..... Sorry..... I converted the Sleep/Work to binary, and sent the 0 or 1 in and unit tested that it "changes" lol. I guess I converted the binary backwards.

Well Ill look at this today during the day....

GridPS JohnATX, on the r9270x, I don't think boinc is using them. Im having the same problem. But regarding sleeping, your cards should sleep in sleep mode as far as hashing goes. I will look into shutting them down during a restart- but don't worry about that too much the moment the next block hits it readjusts them, and rejects sleep violations inside the block checker.

Hi Grid,

I have returned to version 83/8.5, with this one I get my wallet synced.

Mine 2 x R9 270X TOP ( Powercolor ) are working fine with scrypt sleep but I have to select " GPU always on " in Boinc Manager.

If using box verified in "Use GPU While Computer is in Use" in Computing Preferences it will be unchecked after work comes in followed by sleep cycle, the only problem is that this way ( using "GPU Always On" in Boinc Manager ), it's assuming that they are working when they are not ( I have checked with Remaining Time in Tasks of Boinc Manager ), but in Task Manager of Windows one of my Threads ( this CPU have 4 Threads ) is only at 85% just like when they are actually working but when sleep kicks in they actually work.